Thread: Wow, I can't believe I did that.

Originally Posted by Amleay

Finally someone criticizing my shave! I was waiting for someone to see something that I was doing wrong! Yes, I do need to watch my angle. Because that was my first shave I was unsure of what I was doing. I was more worried about cutting myself then how good my shave was. The second shave went much better and I hope tonight's shave does also. I am going to do this and do it the right way hopefully with minimal scars...lol

The best way to avoid cuts is to try and separate the lather from the skin. If you go too shallow you're just spreading it around. If you go just high enough you're slicing between the skin and lather and taking the lather off.
Good luck with the legs. When my wide was pregnant with our youngest she let me shave her let's when she could no longer reach them. Not so much these days because I butchered her ankles one time.

I actually didn't pick anything on my razor, Larry did. However I am glad he picked a round point other wise I would have cut my leg to pieces trying to get the right angle.

Lathering is probably the hardest thing about shaving this way. I can't seem to get it just right. It's either to dry or to wet. I am sure I will master it in time but for now I will have hubby help me. He will add water if I need it and whip up more when I ask. My later never seems to last a whole leg so I end up needing to get more. I do shave in sections as suggested but that seems a bit of a challange because I always end up missing spots. Next I want to work on lathering in the shower to shave my underarms. No, I won't use my straight. I'm not even close to ready for that!

Ankles are not as frustrating for me. I got lucky and don't have a whole lot of hair there so I don't have to worry about chopping them to bits.